BCS
StockBarclays PLC
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Barclays PLC is 27.7% off its high, 7165 days in — deeper than the vast majority of its 156 recorded drawdowns. This is the kind of decline the severity score exists to flag.
Strong
Current Drawdown
-27.7%
Days in Drawdown
7165
Avg Max Drawdown
5.7%
Avg Length
46
Drawdown Severity Score™
5.3
BCS - Price & High Water Mark
BCS - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Barclays PLC (BCS) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Barclays PLC is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-11-05, the stock is trading at $22.82, which represents a 27.7% decline from its all-time high of $31.58. This drawdown has persisted for 7165 days.
BCS by the numbers
- The last time BCS fell this far was the decline that began in May 2002. It bottomed at 41% and took 17 months to get back to its high.
- Only 6 declines since 1987 went deeper than today's 28%.
- Over the past 10 years, BCS spent 92% of trading days further below its high than it is now.
- Since 1987, BCS has fallen 20% or more 8 times, about one every 5 years, and 30% or more 5 times.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Barclays PLC currently stands at 5.28. A score between 5.0 and 8.0 indicates a rare, significant drawdown: the asset seldom sees declines at this level in its tracked history.
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📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Below are 22 of BCS's larger declines from its 156 tracked pullbacks, newest first.
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-25 | Ongoing | 7165 days | -27.7% | $31.58 | $22.82 | n/a |
| 2006-05-03 | 2006-08-29 | 119 days | -15.3% | $25.39 | $21.51 | $25.58 |
| 2005-02-22 | 2006-02-10 | 354 days | -16.7% | $21.74 | $18.10 | $21.83 |
| 2004-02-12 | 2004-08-18 | 188 days | -14.6% | $17.72 | $15.13 | $17.72 |
| 2004-01-16 | 2004-02-11 | 27 days | -6.7% | $17.48 | $16.30 | $17.72 |
| 2003-10-22 | 2003-12-30 | 70 days | -7.8% | $15.97 | $14.73 | $16.12 |
| 2002-05-20 | 2003-10-10 | 509 days | -41.0% | $15.33 | $9.05 | $15.51 |
| 2001-04-26 | 2002-01-04 | 254 days | -34.1% | $13.73 | $9.06 | $13.84 |
| 2001-02-15 | 2001-04-20 | 64 days | -19.4% | $13.48 | $10.87 | $13.53 |
| 1999-11-18 | 2000-12-18 | 397 days | -29.5% | $12.28 | $8.67 | $12.39 |
| 1999-04-27 | 1999-11-16 | 204 days | -18.8% | $12.20 | $9.90 | $12.25 |
| 1998-07-20 | 1999-03-11 | 235 days | -52.7% | $11.58 | $5.47 | $11.68 |
| 1998-02-05 | 1998-07-17 | 162 days | -15.3% | $11.50 | $9.74 | $11.58 |
| 1997-10-03 | 1997-12-16 | 75 days | -15.9% | $10.23 | $8.60 | $10.28 |
| 1997-02-18 | 1997-05-08 | 79 days | -17.9% | $6.82 | $5.60 | $6.83 |
| 1996-02-20 | 1996-07-12 | 143 days | -15.3% | $4.18 | $3.54 | $4.20 |
| 1993-12-09 | 1994-09-07 | 272 days | -21.5% | $2.98 | $2.34 | $2.99 |
| 1991-03-15 | 1993-08-20 | 889 days | -36.7% | $2.33 | $1.48 | $2.33 |
| 1990-11-29 | 1991-02-06 | 70 days | -17.1% | $1.99 | $1.65 | $1.99 |
| 1990-10-09 | 1990-11-26 | 49 days | -16.9% | $1.96 | $1.63 | $1.98 |
| 1990-07-19 | 1990-10-08 | 82 days | -25.2% | $1.92 | $1.43 | $1.96 |
| 1990-04-02 | 1990-06-08 | 68 days | -15.2% | $1.74 | $1.47 | $1.74 |
| 1987-07-17 | 1990-01-05 | 904 days | -33.6% | $1.61 | $1.07 | $1.63 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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BCS Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$22.82
High-water mark
$31.58
Current drawdown
-27.7%
Days in drawdown
7,165
What History Says About BCS
Barclays PLC has dropped 20%+ from its high 8 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 443 days with an average max drop of -34.3%.
The current drawdown of -27.7% has lasted 7,165 days, which is 16.2x the average duration of comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 1998 to Mar 1999 | -52.7% | 235 days |
| May 2002 to Oct 2003 | -41.0% | 509 days |
| Mar 1991 to Aug 1993 | -36.7% | 889 days |
| Apr 2001 to Jan 2002 | -34.1% | 254 days |
| Jul 1987 to Jan 1990 | -33.6% | 904 days |
| Nov 1999 to Dec 2000 | -29.5% | 397 days |
Past Strong Buy alerts for BCS
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About this data
- Source
- Adjusted daily closing prices from Yahoo Finance, so splits and dividends don't show up as drops.
- Coverage
- Jul 17, 1987 to Nov 5, 2026, about 39 years. 156 declines from a high recorded for BCS.
- Updated
- After each U.S. trading day closes. This page shows the close of Nov 5, 2026.
- How it's calculated
- A drawdown runs from a closing high to the next new high. See the methodology and how the Severity Score works.
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